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Lakers NBA Draft News: A look at previous picks

By Jamaal Artis

May 17, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Cupchak represents his team during the NBA draft lottery at New York Hilton Midtown. The Philadelphia 76ers received the first overall pick in the 2016 draft. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
May 17, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Cupchak represents his team during the NBA draft lottery at New York Hilton Midtown. The Philadelphia 76ers received the first overall pick in the 2016 draft. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nick Van Exel

Apr 13, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Fans sign a large greeting card for Kobe Bryant in front of Staples Center. Bryant concludes his 20-year NBA career tonight with the Los Angeles Lakers game against the Utah Jazz. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Fans sign a large greeting card for Kobe Bryant in front of Staples Center. Bryant concludes his 20-year NBA career tonight with the Los Angeles Lakers game against the Utah Jazz. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports /

A centerpiece of the post-Showtime Lakers in the early ’90’s, Van Exel earned the Lakers fans affections as ball handling shooter known as “Nick the Quick.” Van Exel was a Lakers draft pick steal as he was taken in the second round of the 1993 NBA Draft as the number 37th pick.

Though not part of a Lakers championship, Van Exel would provide the Lakers with buzzer beaters and flashy passes averaging 14.9 points and 7.3 assists with the team.

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